Duty frees stock up on vodka ahead of big match

IRISH-RUN duty free stores in Russia have stocked more than 100,000 bottles of vodka for the legion of soccer fans travelling to the Champions League Final.

More than 50,000 Manchester United and Chelsea fans from all over the world — including many from Ireland — will this week lay siege to Moscow’s airports for the hotly anticipated game.

Aer Rianta International (ARI), the Irish company which runs the duty free shops in all three of the Russian capital’s airports, has been preparing for the busiest day in its history.